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When Isabel Archer, a young American woman with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as 'a place of brightness, of free expression, of irresistible action'. She turns aside from suitors who offer her their wealth and devotion to follow her own path. But that way leads to disillusionment and a future as constricted as 'a dark narrow alley with a dead wall at the end'. In a conclusion that is one of the most moving in modern fiction, Isabel makes her final choice.
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The portrait of a lady, Nicola Bradbury
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- Released
- 1998
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nicola Bradbury
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0192833693
- ISBN13
- 9780192833693
- Series
- The Portrait of a Lady
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Love, Women, Classics, USA, France, Plants, American Literature, Southern Europe, Italy, England, 19th century, Great Britain, Adapted for Film, Marriage, London, America, Diseases, Journey, Paris, Fate, Rome, Herbs, Roma, Gypsies, Frauds, Heritage, Florence, Stream of Consciousness
- First published
- 1881
- Original title
- The Portrait of a Lady
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- When Isabel Archer, a young American woman with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as 'a place of brightness, of free expression, of irresistible action'. She turns aside from suitors who offer her their wealth and devotion to follow her own path. But that way leads to disillusionment and a future as constricted as 'a dark narrow alley with a dead wall at the end'. In a conclusion that is one of the most moving in modern fiction, Isabel makes her final choice.